manage

Definitions

From Italian maneggiare, 'to handle a horse,' built on manus (hand). You take the reins in hand and guide a powerful animal — and that image became guiding a business, a team, or even a crisis. The 'cope' sense (How did you manage?) keeps the feel of barely keeping the reins.

Why It Means This

Manage hides a rider on a horse. The Italian maneggiare meant handling a horse in a riding school, controlling a strong animal through skill rather than force. English borrowed it for handling anything that resists control — a company, a budget, a difficult day. That is why 'manage' covers both confident command (manage a team) and just-barely coping (I managed to finish).

Common Collocations

• 1.manage to do设法做到
• 2.manage a team管理团队
• 3.manage time管理时间
• 4.manage stress应对压力
• 5.hard to manage难以应付

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She manages a team of twelve engineers.

• 2.

  Somehow we managed to finish before midnight.

• 3.

  Can you manage the suitcase on your own?

• 4.

  Learning to manage your money early pays off.